Augsburg Fortress

Joyful We Adore: Organ Settings for the Harvest Season

This collection includes eleven hymn settings for the thanksgiving and harvest season, including "God of the Sparrow" and "Now Thank We All Our God."

Voicing: Organ
Difficulty: Medium
Use: Autumn; Fall; General; Thanksgiving

9781506457154

Come, Lord Jesus, Come to Earth

Walter L. Pelz writes a beautiful Advent anthem that is well-crafted and inviting. Choirs will enjoy the fluid part-writing of the a cappella third stanza.

Voicing: SAB, Org
Difficulty: Easy
Use: Advent

Be Thou My Vision

Enjoy a gentle and easy hymn concertato on this familiar hymn arranged by Benjamin M. Culli, including parts for 2 flutes.

Voicing: SATB, Kybd
Difficulty: Easy-Medium
Use: Confirmation/Affirmation; General; Lent & Holy Week; Ordination; Stewardship

A Gentle Christmas: Piano Carols

This collection of carol settings is useful in worship as well as the many other times we are called upon to play music during the Christmas season, such as retirement centers, church dinners, hospitals, or for home celebrations.

Voicing: Piano
Difficulty: Medium
Use: Advent; Christmas

9781506466149

When Memory Fades

Carl Schalk has written a beautiful and sweeping melody that cradles a profound text about memory loss and the deep and abiding love of God.

Voicing: Organ; SATB/4-part mixed
Difficulty: Easy-Medium
Use: All Saints; General

Thanks We Sing to Thee

The familiar tune “Simple Gifts” is paired with a Ralph Waldo Emerson text in this SATB setting by Nancy Grundahl, perfect for Thanksgiving worship.

Voicing: SATB, Pno
Difficulty: Easy
Use: Stewardship; Thanksgiving

Jesus Christ the Apple Tree

Beauty and flexibility abound in Timothy Shaw’s strophic setting of the beloved Apple Tree Carol. Written in a minor key with a pensive mood, the unison stanzas could be shared by children, soloists, or choir sections.

Voicing: 2 pt mxd/U, Kybd
Difficulty: Easy
Use: Advent; Christmas; Lent & Holy Week

For the Sake of the World: Three Pieces for Choir

A collection of three anthems based on Introductions to the Day from Evangelical Lutheran Worship.

Voicing: 2-part mixed; SAB/3-part mixed; SATB/4-part mixed
Difficulty: Easy-Medium
Use: General

Song of Thanksgiving

Tony Ward's paraphrase of Psalm 111 delights in God's beauty, gracious mercy, and endless love.

Voicing: 2-part mixed; Piano
Difficulty: Easy
Use: Epiphany; General

We Worship You, God

An anthem that sings of God's unfolding acts through history, God's constancy, and our amazement at God's faithfulness.

Voicing: Organ; SATB/4-part mixed
Difficulty: Easy-Medium
Use: General; Thanksgiving

Earth and All Stars

The classic hymn concertato for choir, organ, and brass by Walter L. Pelz.

Voicing: SATB/4-part mixed
Difficulty: Medium-Difficult

Fruit of the Spirit: Chorale Preludes for Organ

This simple concept—write a hymn setting based on each of the fruits of the Spirit from Galatians—has led to this collection of deeply imaginative settings for organ.

Voicing: Organ
Difficulty: Medium-Difficult
Use: Christmas; Easter; General; Lent & Holy Week; Pentecost

9781506466132

Jesus, Feed Us

Brian Wentzel's arrangement of a favorite communion hymn, featuring a driving piano rhythm is accessible for choirs of all sizes.

Voicing: Piano; SAB/3-part mixed
Difficulty: Easy
Use: Communion; General

This Christmas Time: Carol Settings for Piano

Zach Unke’s evocative and playful settings of familiar Christmas carols range in style from serene to bluesy to triumphant. Settings include "Before the Marvel of this Night" and "In the Bleak Midwinter." A joy to play and to hear!

Voicing: Piano
Difficulty: Easy-Medium
Use: Advent; Christmas

9781506457246

There Are Children at the Door

A hauntingly profound anthem by David Cherwien that sets a poem by Herb Brokering about Jesus' call to care for refugee and migrant children.

Voicing: Keyboard; SATB/4-part mixed
Difficulty: Easy-Medium
Use: General; Lent & Holy Week

Blessed Assurance

Doug Andrews’ moving arrangement of this popular gospel hymn intensifies with each stanza, resolving into a beautifully quiet ending. This anthem will become a favorite.

Voicing: SATB, Pno
Difficulty: Easy-Medium
Use: Communion; General; Praise & Thanksgiving

God So Loved the World

Originally written for a children's choir, ensembles of all sizes will enjoy this lovely unison setting of John 3:16-17.

Voicing: Organ; Unison
Difficulty: Easy
Use: General

A Lutheridge Collection: Hymn Introductions and Accompaniments

Jeremy Bankson's experience as a creative hymn player shines through these introductions and alternate accompaniments to eight hymn tunes, including DIX and OSOSO.

Voicing: Organ
Difficulty: Medium
Use: Advent; Christ the King; Epiphany; General

9781506457161

Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming

This arrangement, first published in 1937, features all of F. Melius Christiansen's signature harmonic and melodic touches. Perfect for Christmas Eve, choirs will love learning or relearning this enduring setting.

Voicing: SATB/4-part mixed
Difficulty: Medium-Difficult
Use: Christmas

Rise Up and Shine

Richard Clemmitt writes a joyful and energetic setting of the tune NOEL with a text by Carl P. Daw, Jr. Learned with ease, choirs will particularly enjoy the tuneful part-writing of the second stanza.

Voicing: SATB, Org
Difficulty: Easy-Medium
Use: Epiphany